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Analysts claim there could be a new leader in the PC market, with the possibility of Lenovo overtaking Hewlett-Packard’s top spot before the end of the year. If it does happen, it would be the first Chinese PC maker company to take the top place in any global technology sector. Last year, Lenovo PC sales overtook Dell sales in the third quarter, moving its way up to the number two spot globally with a 14.9 percent market share—just a mere 0.6 percent short of HP’s market share.

Despite inching toward number one, analysts are saying that the Lenovo’s fast growing market share has come at the expense of profit margins. The slump in market growth for personal computers combined with tougher competition in the tablet sector are a couple of the biggest challenges Lenovo is facing. PC shipments slowed down during this year’s second quarter in response to the wait for the release of Windows 8 scheduled to come out in October.

Lenovo should benefit from the increase in PC sales if Windows 8 encourages more demand, but an added drawback to the up and coming OS release is that it’s designed for both tablets and computers. Along with other Android vendors, still competition stemming from the Windows tablet market may cause some setbacks for Lenovo PC sales as well as its LePad tablets.

[via Reuters]

Lenovo close to overtaking HP as world’s top PC maker is written by Elise Moreau & originally posted on SlashGear.
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HP hits back with their new desktop PC, the Pavilion p6-2220jp/CT. Powered by a 3.30GHz Intel Core i3-2120 processor, the system sports an Intel H61 chipset, an Intel HD graphics, a 2GB DDR3 RAM, a 1TB hard drive, a DVD-ROM drive, a double-degree CS digital tuner / BS/110 ground and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (SP1) OS. The Pavilion p6-2220jp/CT is available now for 49,980 Yen (about $630). [Product Page]

HP has also released their latest LCD monitor, the LV1911. This new 18.5-inch LED-backlight monitor provides 1366 x 768 native resolution, 600:1 contrast ratio, 200 cd/m2 brightness, 5ms response time and 90/50 degree viewing angles, and features a mini D-Sub connector. The LV1911 is available now for 9,870 Yen (about $124). [HP]

Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer might be working overtime to keep Apple at bay, but the PC market that his company largely built is hurting, if you ask researchers at Gartner and IDC. Both estimate that shipments of traditional computers dropped by a tenth of a point in the second quarter of 2012 — not a good sign when Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors and a wave of Ultrabooks were supposed to usher in a PC renaissance. While the exact numbers vary, the two paint a partly familiar picture of the world stage: HP and Dell are taking a bruising, while ASUS and Lenovo are making huge leaps forward. Depending on who you ask, though, Acer is either kicking Dell down to fourth place or occupying that all too comfortable spot itself. The economy and tablets are once again blamed for making would-be PC upgraders jittery, although this time it may also be the wait for Windows 8 leading some to hold off.

If there’s a point of contention, it’s the US figures. Gartner and IDC alike agree that Acer, Dell and HP all took a drubbing. The two analyst groups are at odds with each other when it comes to everyone else, though. Apple will have gained market share to as much as 12 percent, but either increased or shrank its shipments; it’s Lenovo or Toshiba completing the top five outside of the usual suspects. Accordingly, take results with a grain of salt until all the PC builders have reported in. Nonetheless, if the groups have the same reasonable level of precision as they’ve had in the past, Microsoft may have to defer its ambitions for a little while longer.

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HP has revealed a new all-in-one foursome, targeting home, business and multimedia users with fully-integrated PCs offering optional touchscreens. The HP ENVY 23 All-in-One and HP Pavilion 23 All-in-One take on the home market, with 23-inch Full 1080p displays and HP’s own media streaming software suite, while the HP Compaq Elite 8300 and HP Compaq Pro 6300 target business users.

The ENVY 23 is probably the most interesting of the four, with easy wall-mounting, an optional HDMI input for using it as a display (such as for a console) and a choice of Blu-ray and integrated TV tuner on the spec sheet. There’s also Beats Audio speakers and up to 2TB of storage.

The HP Pavilion 23 is somewhat more humble than its ENVY sibling, though offers the same 2TB storage. It comes with a choice of AMD multicore processors. It will be priced at $649.99 and the ENVY from $949.99 when they both go on sale August 2.

As for the business models, the Elite 8300 has a 23-inch display with optional two-finger multitouch, an optional 2-megapixel webcam and dual-mic array, and a choice of 2nd and 3rd gen Intel Core processors. Both integrated and discrete graphics will be available, depending on model.

The Pro 6300, finally, has a 21.5-inch display – though no touch option – and an optional 2-megapixel webcam supporting face recognition. It too offers a choice of 2nd/3rd gen Intel Core processors and optional discrete graphics. It will be priced from $799 when it goes on sale September 3, with the 8300 priced from $929 when it arrives on September 10.

HP outs All-in-One PC quartet including sleek ENVY 23 is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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